Suicide Pacts Rise Among Elderly, Sometimes as Act of Love or Bad Economy - ABC News: 'Suicide among the elderly is often pre-planned, especially if there is a long-term illness,' said Doree Lynn, a Washington, D.C., psychologist and author.
'Sometimes it's done strictly out of illness and depression, but if it's an act of love, they have been through life and death and raised their children and gone through being married for better or worse,' she said. 'With a long-term couple, they say, "Let us die together.''' Society needs to be more tolerant of these choices, Lynn said, but at the same time, 'We can't put our seniors out on an iceberg like the Eskimos.'
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